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Benedictine University
Lisle, IL 1,942 Undergrads 59.4% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$46,713
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$22,313
After Aid
Median Earnings
$72,460
4yr Post-Grad
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$22,313
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$72,460Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$63,446Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate59.4%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age23.5
Warning: High average starting age indicates non-traditional students with prior work experience, which may inflate the median earnings shown.
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients39.7%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time93.4%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS78.1%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
95.2%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: -57575th: -
SAT Math
25th: -59075th: -
ACT Composite
25th: -2475th: -
ROI Sensitivity Analysis
This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.
Lifetime Value Added (NPV)⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.
Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$633k
+$166k
+$148k
Median Cost$22k/yr
+$552k
+$85k
+$68k
Full Cost$47k/yr
+$465k
-$2k
-$20k
ROI Efficiency Metrics⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
30
∞
Median Cost$22k/yr
41
85%
Full Cost$47k/yr
Never
-12%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).⚠️ Warning: The high average starting age or low completion rate may inflate the Median earnings and ROI shown.
- Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
- Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
- NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.
Social Impact ROINew⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.
Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.
Donor Return71%
Gov. Pell Grant ROINew⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.
Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.
Taxpayer Return-40%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator with your specific estimates of cost and salary.
Program ROI Analysis⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.
Associate's Degrees
Business Administration, Management and Operations
AssocCIP: 5202
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$75,828
Natl Median: $47,793
Lifetime Value Added
+$234k
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$79,917
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$125k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
BachCIP: 5109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
BachCIP: 2602
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (4yr)
$66,960
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$26k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$65,665
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$16k
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
BachCIP: 5299
Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (4yr)
$71,185
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
+$58k
Business/Managerial Economics
BachCIP: 5206
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,981
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$47,664
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$131k
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
BachCIP: 0999
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,384
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$24,000
Earnings (4yr)
$91,698
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$215k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$63,033
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$5k
Design and Applied Arts
BachCIP: 5004
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering Science
BachCIP: 1413
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $93,782
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
BachCIP: 5207
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,027
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
$24,000
Earnings (4yr)
$83,914
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$155k
Fine and Studio Arts
BachCIP: 5007
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services
BachCIP: 1905
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$46,788
Natl Median: $54,945
Lifetime Value Added
-$138k
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
BachCIP: 5199
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,245
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
BachCIP: 5111
Median Debt
$22,697
Earnings (4yr)
$50,130
Natl Median: $61,911
Lifetime Value Added
-$110k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Human Resources Management and Services
BachCIP: 5210
Median Debt
$29,048
Earnings (4yr)
$90,891
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
+$209k
Information Science/Studies
BachCIP: 1104
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $85,294
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
International Business
BachCIP: 5211
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
International/Globalization Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,972
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
BachCIP: 2401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
BachCIP: 5213
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$85,904
Natl Median: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
+$171k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$20,201
Earnings (4yr)
$70,129
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$50k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
BachCIP: 0301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$71,749
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$63k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$53,994
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$78k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$12,500
Earnings (4yr)
$97,934
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$263k
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1609
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Sciences, Other
BachCIP: 4599
Median Debt
$27,470
Earnings (4yr)
$50,054
Natl Median: $56,812
Lifetime Value Added
-$111k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Special Education and Teaching
BachCIP: 1310
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$56,576
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$57k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$23,033
Earnings (4yr)
$44,659
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$156k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
BachCIP: 1313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Theological and Ministerial Studies
BachCIP: 3906
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,535
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Master's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
MastCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$54,667
Earnings (4yr)
$102,850
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$224k
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
MastCIP: 4228
Median Debt
$66,788
Earnings (4yr)
$59,869
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$155k
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services
MastCIP: 1905
Median Debt
$40,312
Earnings (4yr)
$72,603
Natl Median: $66,523
Lifetime Value Added
-$41k
Human Resources Management and Services
MastCIP: 5210
Median Debt
$55,614
Earnings (4yr)
$91,575
Natl Median: $83,558
Lifetime Value Added
+$125k
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
MastCIP: 1601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,093
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Management Information Systems and Services
MastCIP: 5212
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $106,092
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
MastCIP: 5213
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,807
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences
MastCIP: 2609
Median Debt
$46,217
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,681
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$67,599
Earnings (4yr)
$79,533
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
+$20k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
MastCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$34,110
Earnings (4yr)
$116,040
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$339k
Special Education and Teaching
MastCIP: 1310
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Taxation
MastCIP: 5216
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $114,810
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
MastCIP: 1312
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
MastCIP: 1313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$63,773
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$119k
Graduate Certificates
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology
Gr-CertCIP: 2613
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $95,414
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
Gr-CertCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,684
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Doctoral Degrees
Educational Administration and Supervision
DocCIP: 1304
Median Debt
$61,500
Earnings (4yr)
$88,754
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
-$70k
Human Resources Management and Services
DocCIP: 5210
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,734
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.
For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.
Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.